We Were Born In A Flame
by Sam Roberts
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We Were Born In A Flame is ranked as the best album by Sam Roberts.
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We Were Born In A Flame track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
We Were Born In A Flame rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Stevo796 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 72/100 | 6 |
| 2026 |  jhuik | Top 17 Music Albums of 2003 | 14/17 | 1 |
| 2026 |  junodog4 | Top 20 Music Albums of 2003 | 6/20 | 4 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | The Glide 20: Our Top Albums Of 2004 | 36/40 | - |
| 2026 | junodog4 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 51/100 | 10 |
| 2026 | junodog4 | Best 100 of Canada | 32/100 | - |
| 2026 | Stevo796 | Top 21 Music Albums of 2003 | 11/21 | 3 |
| 2025 | Moondance | My top 100 artists/albums: Canada | 66/98 | - |
| 2021 | kelseyconnelly | Top 23 Music Albums of 2003 | 13/23 | 2 |
| 2020 | WayneMC | CBC Music's 100 Greatest Canadian Albums, Ever (2019) | 97/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 24 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 46 | |||
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We Were Born In A Flame ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 12/11/2025 12:00 | Leginlists | 3,847 | 83/100 |
| ! | 09/02/2023 17:07 | Stevo796 | 1,153 | 73/100 |
| ! | 03/07/2022 22:05 | Moondance | 20,895 | 72/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 15% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.1/100, a mean average of 75.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.2.
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junodog4 TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/05/2012 19:00 | #41589
With more albums like this, Sam Roberts could be the 21st century's Gordon Lightfoot. Perhaps a little harder rocking, but like Gordon, he has a gift for catchy tunes, strong musicianship, and heartfelt lyrics that a re uniquely Canadian, but still accessible elsewhere. Gotta love Sam Roberts.
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